City of Novato Novato town/city hall Novato town/city hall Location in Marin County and the state of California Location in Marin County and the state of California City of Novato is positioned in the US City of Novato - City of Novato Novato (/n v to / n -vah-toh) is a town/city in northern Marin County, in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in the U.S.
As of the 2010 United States Census, its populace was 51,904.
Novato is positioned about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of San Rafael and about 30 miles (48 km) north of San Francisco on U.S.
What is now Novato was originally the site of a several Coast Miwok villages: Chokecherry, near downtown Novato; Puyuku, near Ignacio; and Olompali, at the present-day Olompali State Historic Park. In 1839, the Mexican government granted the 8,876-acre (35.92 km2) Rancho Novato to Fernando Feliz.
The rancho was titled after a small-town Miwok prestige who had probably been given the name of Saint Novatus at his baptism. Subsequently, four additional territory grants were made in the area: Rancho Corte Madera de Novato, to John Martin in 1839; Rancho San Jose, to Ignacio Pacheco in 1840; Rancho Olompali, awarded in 1843 to Camilo Ynitia, son of a Coast Miwok chief; and Rancho Nicasio, by far the biggest at 56,621 acres (229.1 km2), awarded to Pablo de la Guerra and John B.R.
Cooper in 1844. Novato, along with the rest of California, became part of the United States on February 2, 1848.
The first postal service at Novato opened in 1856; it closed in 1860, and a new postal service opened in 1891. The initial town was positioned around Novato Creek at what is now South Novato Boulevard.
A barns was assembled in 1879, connecting Novato to Sonoma County and San Rafael.
The region around the train depot became known as New Town, and forms the edge of what today is Old Town Novato.
Novato was finally incorporated as a town/city in 1960. One of the most meaningful venues of the time (1960 to 1965) was "Western Weekend".
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 28.0 square miles (73 km2).
Stafford Lake to the west is a secondary waterworks for Novato, with the Russian River in Sonoma County to the north supplying most of the city's water.
Novato includes ten Marin County Open Space District preserves: Mount Burdell, Rush Creek, Little Mountain, Verissimo Hills, Indian Tree, Deer Island, Indian Valley, Ignacio Valley, Loma Verde, and Pacheco Valle.
There were an average of 12.4 days with highs of 90 F (32 C) or higher and an average of 12.5 days with lows of 32 F (0 C) or lower.
Compared to records from Hamilton Air Force Base, San Rafael is generally a several degrees warmer than Novato and has an average of about 10 inches (25 cm) more rainfall.
In the United States House of Representatives, Novato is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman. From 2008 to 2012, Huffman represented Marin County in the California State Assembly.
In the California State Legislature, Novato is in: The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Novato had a populace of 51,904.
The ethnic makeup of Novato was 39,443 (76.0%) White, 1,419 (2.7%) African American, 286 (0.6%) Native American, 3,428 (6.6%) Asian, 117 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 4,693 (9.0%) from other competitions, and 2,518 (4.9%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 51,278 citizens (98.8% of the population) lived in homeholds, 449 (0.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 177 (0.3%) were institutionalized.
There were 21,279 homeholds, out of which 6,679 (32.9%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 10,393 (51.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2,237 (11.0%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 854 (4.2%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
The populace was spread out with 11,769 citizens (22.7%) under the age of 18, 3,355 citizens (6.5%) aged 18 to 24, 12,743 citizens (24.6%) aged 25 to 44, 15,914 citizens (30.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 8,123 citizens (15.7%) who were 65 years of age or older.
33,252 citizens (64.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 18,026 citizens (34.7%) lived in rental housing units.
There were 18,524 homeholds out of which 32.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
According to the California Secretary of State, as of October 22, 2012, Novato has the most registered voters in the county at 29,765.
Several small technology companies are also based in Novato, such as 2 - K Marin, Radiant Logic, Toys For Bob, One Legal, International Genetics Incorporated, Channel Management Solutions, Enwisen, Sonic Solutions and Drive - Savers.
The former Hamilton Air Force Base is also positioned in Novato, but was decommissioned in 1974 and designated a Historic District in 1998.
In Novato for many years (from 1983 to 1998) was headquartered, the iconic developer of video games Broderbund Software known through games Choplifter, Lode Runner, Karateka, and Prince of Persia, and others. 1 Novato Unified School District 1,264 6 Novato Community Hospital 304 Olompali State Historic Park - Historic park with open space and trails Novato History Museum Novato High School San Marin High School Novato Charter School (charter school) Good Shepherd Lutheran School (Novato) (private school) Novato History Museum Star Trek, The Fireman's Fund office complex in Novato was used as a shooting locale in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).
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Pleasant Valley Elementary School Lynwood Elementary School Hamilton Elementary School Our Lady of Loretto School Novato Charter School a b "Novato Proud".
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